A floating pipe comprising a tube and a floater surrounding said tube

Abstract

A floating pipe includes a tube and a floater surrounding the tube. The dimensions of the floating pipe are such that the floating pipe fits inside a 40-ft ISO container, and the circumference of the floater, seen in cross section in a central part of the floating pipe, is a square, a truncated circle, a rounded square, a squircle, or similar shape.

1 . A floating pipe comprising a tube and a floater surrounding said tube, wherein the circumference of the floater, seen in cross section in a central part of the floating pipe, is a square, a truncated circle, a rounded square, or a squircle. 
     
     
         2 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the dimensions of the floating pipe are designed to fit inside a 40-ft ISO container, having inner dimensions of 12,025 mm long, 2,352 mm wide and 2,393 mm high. 
     
     
         3 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the largest diameter, which is a diagonal of the floater, seen in cross section in a central part of the floating pipe, is between 2,353 mm and 3,354 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the smallest diameter, which is a width and/or height of the floater, seen in cross section in a central part of the floating pipe, is smaller than 2,352 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the circumference of the tube, seen in cross section in a central part of the floating pipe, is a circle. 
     
     
         6 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the inner diameter of the tube is between 800 mm and 1,500 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the length of the tube pipe is between 10,000 mm and 12,025 mm. 
     
     
         8 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the length of the floater is between 8000 mm and 12,000 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the tube is provided with flanges at both outer ends which flanges are arranged to releasably connect two adjacent tubes to each other. 
     
     
         10 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the tube is made of a metal. 
     
     
         11 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the floater comprises an interior body made of a closed cell foam. 
     
     
         12 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the floater comprises an outer cover made of rubber, which is between 10 and 40 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the floater comprises an inner pipe arranged around the tube, which inner pipe is connected at its outer ends to the outer cover, and the interior body is disposed between the inner pipe and the outer cover. 
     
     
         14 . The floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the inner pipe is made of a metal, such as steel. 
     
     
         15 . A floater for use in the floating pipe in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the circumference of the floater, seen in cross section in a central part of the floater, is a square, a truncated circle, a rounded square, or a squircle.